Uncle Kracker has joined the Kid Rock bill as an opener, and recent Summerfest headliner Kip Moore has been added as an opener for Toby Keith's Marcus concert Aug. 29.

Additionally, $79 two-day passes will be sold, in addition to the previously announced $95 three-day passes, providing access to the Summerfest ground stages featuring such acts as Brantley Gilbert, Bret Michaels, ZZ Top and Common, between Aug. 29 and 31.

Harley-Davidson, a title sponsor of Rock's Rebel Soul tour this summer, was put in a bit of a bind by its new rock-star marketing partner.

In April, Kid Rock generated a great amount of goodwill when he announced that, thanks to a partnership with concert promoter Live Nation, $20 tickets would be made available in all sections for all the dates of his Rebel Soul tour — all the dates, practically, except Milwaukee, which is not a Live Nation show.

In May, when Rock's Harley tickets went on sale, lawn seats were offered for $24.50, while the pricing structure for the rest of the amphitheater was more traditional, and seemingly more expensive: $39 for all bleacher seats, $69 for the covered yellow section, and $79 for the covered red section and pit (not including fees).

At this point, however, Harley officials are breathing easier. Rock is playing the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., the day before coming to Milwaukee, where $20 tickets were made available. There still remain $29 tickets in the same sections that will cost $69 in Milwaukee; however, those seats are being promoted on Live Nation's website as "obstructed view."

And the available premium seats at First Midwest are costing $105 to $150 a ticket, more than what people would pay for the best seats at the Marcus. (Kid Rock had said he would place 1,000 premium seats at market value, "to remove money-making opportunities from scalpers.")

Scott Beck, general manager of North American marketing operations for Harley, also said Harley officials are arranging for special meet-and-greets and an after-party with Kid Rock that ticketholders may win access to. Details are still being sorted out, he said.

Fogerty's appearance also is unique to Rock's tour — although Beck wasn't sure how long Fogerty would actually perform during the show.

"We're going to see a good set of songs with the two of them," Beck said. "And I'm not yet convinced that he's the only (special guest) either. ... The whole idea is to create kind of an all-star feel."

(One potential disparity, however, between Rock's Live Nation shows and the Harley gig may be beer and parking prices. The bulk of Rock's tour is being promoted as offering discounted parking where possible and $4 draft beers. Beck said Summerfest officials were dictating prices for Rock's Harley appearance. Summerfest did not return requests for information.)

Beyond the new features for the Rock show, Harley also said it was providing greater value to consumers with the addition of the $79 two-day passes.

"What we were hearing from customers nationwide was, 'I'm having a hard time getting three days off work, is there going to be another ticket option?'" Beck said.

However, Harley is still not offering the option of a single-day pass. "The biggest part of the reason is planning purposes for crowd (control)," Beck said. "We wanted to make sure we deliver a super premium experience each and every day."